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Call for Reviewers: ALG Grants, Rounds 24-25

Apply to be an Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG) grant proposal reviewer for the 2023-2024 academic year! 

Reviewers will have a one-year commitment during specified weeks of review with an expected 40 hours total for the year.  

Qualifications:
Must be employed by a University System of Georgia (USG) institution as either professional staff or faculty instructors in any academic discipline. Grant reviewing experience, higher education teaching experience, and open educational resource (OER) knowledge are preferred and will be the main criteria for selection. Reviewers cannot be on an applying grant team for Rounds 24 and 25.

Commitment:
Two grant rounds in FY 2024:
- Round 24: October 31 - November 14, 2023, approximately 20 hours over the course of two weeks.
- Round 25: March 12 - March 26, 2024, approximately 20 hours over the course of two weeks.

Compensation:
$400 honorarium per round ($800 total), distributed through your institution's payroll, through one Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the institution for the year.

This honorarium includes FICA/FICA-Med costs associated with payroll. Employee taxes and other fringes apply per other payroll payments.  

Reviewer Application Deadline:
Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 11:59 PM

Notifications:
Tuesday, October 3, 2023  

Online Reviewer Orientation (required):
Monday, October 16, 2023, 2:00 PM, through Microsoft Teams. If you are unable to attend, the slides and archived video will be distributed to reviewers after the meeting.

Selection Process:
10 applicants will be selected as reviewers for the year and 5 additional applicants placed on a reserve list. The reserve list will be called if the amount of applications exceeds reviewer capacity or if a reviewer needs to back out of the agreement.

For information on Affordable Materials Grants, view the Round 24 Request for Proposals.